Chaitanya Tamhane's Venice Winner, The Disciple To Release On Netflix
The Disciple, which premiered at the 77th Venice Film Festival, is all set to release on Netflix. The film directed and written by Chaitanya Tamhane traces the journey and conflicts of a classical vocalist.
The
Disciple,
which
premiered
at
the
77th
Venice
Film
Festival,
is
all
set
to
release
on
Netflix.
The
film
directed
and
written
by
Chaitanya
Tamhane
traces
the
journey
and
conflicts
of
a
classical
vocalist.
It
follows
the
story
of
Sharad
Nerulkar
who
has
devoted
his
life
to
the
art,
and
diligently
follows
the
traditions
and
discipline
of
the
old
masters,
his
guru
and
his
father.
The
film
was
highly
praised
by
the
critics
and
audience
alike
for
the
casting
and
performances.
It
was
also
awarded
the
FIPRESCI
International
Critics
Prize
at
Venice,
and
the
Amplify
Voices
Award
at
the
2020
Toronto
International
Film
Festival.
It
has
been
nominated
for
Best
International
Feature
at
the
Film
Independent
Spirit
Awards.
The
makers
have
described
the
film
as
"a
journey
of
devotion,
passion,
and
searching
for
the
absolute
in
contemporary
Mumbai."
The
Disciple
is
produced
by
Vivek
Gomber
and
executive
produced
by
Oscar-winner
Alfonso
Cuaron.
The
makers
released
a
statement
to
announce
the
film's
Netflix
release.
Chaitanya
Tamhane
talked
about
the
story
and
revealed,
"The
Disciple
came
from
my
own
search
for
excellence
and
direction.
It's
about
how
many
of
us
follow
all
the
rules
and
yet,
sometimes,
find
that
something
is
missing.
I
was
honoured
to
get
the
opportunity
to
work
with
a
creative
genius
(and
my
mentor)
like
Alfonso
Cuaron.
And
now,
not
only
has
Netflix
acquired
it
to
stream
to
a
discerning
global
audience.
I'm
truly
grateful
and
humbled
that
global
industry
stalwarts
have
found
this
film
worthy."
"A
great
deal
of
research
goes
into
making
a
film
and
my
aim
as
a
filmmaker
has
always
been
to
tell
my
story
authentically
within
a
dramatic
framework.
One
also
needs
to
afford
the
audience
intelligence
and
intuition
to
be
able
to
invest
in
your
story,
no
matter
what
the
cultural
context
may
be.
I'm
glad
this
approach
worked
out
well
for
The
Disciple," he
added.
Meanwhile,
Alfonso
Cuaron
described
Chaitanya
as
"one
of
the
most
important
new
voices" of
cinema
and
said,
"I'm
thrilled
The
Disciple
will
be
able
to
be
enjoyed
by
audiences
all
around
the
world."
The
Disciple
stars
Aditya
Modak,
Arun
Dravid,
Sumitra
Bhave,
Deepika
Bhide
Bhagwat
and
Kiran
Yadnyopavit
in
pivotal
roles.